The huge win ranks sixth on the National Lottery rich list and is the biggest win in the UK so far this year.

The ticket matched the five main numbers - 5, 8, 10, 11 and 37 - plus the two Lucky Star numbers - 7 and 9 - picked for last night's draw.

The top prize had not been won since May 26.

A National Lottery spokeswoman said: "This is the fourth EuroMillions jackpot win this year in the UK.

"The huge win ranks sixth biggest on the National Lottery rich list and the ticket-holder can now start to enjoy their life-changing prize.

"The nation has also won as National Lottery games like EuroMillions raise, on average, around £34 million every week for projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK."

Top of the list are Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire, who banked £161 million in July 2011, making them the biggest lottery winners in Europe.

A year after the Weirs struck it lucky, Adrian and Gillian Bayford won £148,656,000. They separated in 2013.

In 2010, a winner who chose to remain anonymous collected £113 million.

Last year, Neil Trotter, a former car mechanic from south London, won £107,932,603.

In 2011, Dave and Angela Dawes from Cambridgeshire proved it was third time lucky when they won £101,203,600, having only played EuroMillions twice before.

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